Display light for show cases



v Dec. 30, 1930. c. w. COLE 1,786,601

DISPLAY LIGHT FOR SHOW GASES Filed July 22, 1929 Patented Dec. 30, 1930UNITED STATES CLARENCE W. COLE, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA DISPLAY LIGHTron snow GASES Application filed July 22,

This inventionrelates to show case reflectors and more especially tomeans for facilitating the installation thereof in cases wherein atleast the top and front plates 5 are glass.

The object of the invention is to provide a reflector construction andmounting therefor such that the parts may be easily installed withoutmutilation of the display 0 case, as many lights and reflectors may beemployed as desired, and then reflectors may be easily positioned wheredesired.

Primarily the invention resides in placing connectors or mounting stripsbetween the front and top plates of the case either when it is set up orafter completion, and subsequently positioning the reflector housingssnugly in the angle of the case by forcing them up on the strips andthen binding the strips around the reflectors in conjunction withauxiliary clips. The connector strips and "the auxiliary clipsconstitute the mounting means, the clip in each instance being adaptedto be folded around one side of the reflector housing and having astruckup loop which receives the respective strip which is then foldedaround the other side of the reflector housing. With this constructionthe housing may be engaged at any place along its length and may be heldin any position desired.

Each reflector housing carries a reflector which may be held in anymanner, such as by struck-up lugs, and which reflector also may serve asa mounting for the light socket.

In the accompanying drawings wherein one embodiment of the invention isdisclosed by way of illustration,

40 r Fig. 1 is a plan view showing a reflector held in operativeposition in accordance with the present disclosure;

Fig. 2 is an elevation thereof taken from the middle of the case;

Fig. 3 is an end view taken from the line 33 except that the end wall ofthe reflector housing is removed;

Fig. 4 is a view somewhat similar to that of Fig. 3, the light globebeing however omitted and the reflector housing being 1929. Serial No.379,947.

shown in the stage of being mounted on the connector strips during theassembly operation; a

Figs. 5, 6, 7 and 8 are respectively perspective views of an auxiliaryclip, a connector .strip,a reflector housing and a reflector member perse. 3 i

In these drawings there is represented a glass show case having a frontplate 10, a top plate 12 and an end plate or Wall 13, the top platebeing cemented in position in any manner desired as indicated at 14.

During the installing operation a plurality of elongated connectorstrips 15 are mounted on the upper edge of the front plate 10 andthrough the cement as shown in the drawing when the top plate is set, adepending retaining flange 16 on the outer end of each strip beingpositionea in engagement with the outer face of the front plate toinsure retention ofthe strip. In View of the fact that these strips 15are subsequently secured to the reflector housings 18 merely byfoldingtherearound at any place, exact positioning of the strips is notsuch an important feature as with constructions heretofore employed.Each reflector housing 18 comprises a front wall 20 and a top wall21-arranged at right angles to each other and adapted to be heldparallel with and in close relation to the top and front plates of theshow case through the mediumof the retainer strips 15 in conjunctionwith auxiliary retainer clips 22. In addition to the walls 20 and 21 ofeach reflector, other walls angularly disposed as indi cate'd at 23, 24,and 25 may be employed for properly confining the light rays emittedfrom the electric glob-e 26 and for retaining in proper positionasuitably shaped reflector member'28, lugs 29 being conveniently struckup from housing 18 for such retention. The innerf portion of thereflector may be in the form of a wall 30 so angularly disposed as toprovide a mounting. for suitably directing the socket and fitting 32 ofthe light globe26. End walls 33 and longitudinally extending beads 34 onthe edges serve to finish off and complete the construction of eachreflector unit.

In orden that the retainer strips or connectors 15 and the auxiliaryretainer clips 22 may properlyjcooperate to retain the'reflectorhousings 18 in theoperative position of Fig. 3, the upper end 35 of eachclip is bent at a right angle to engage the top Wall 2l of the reflectorhousing, and from this part an elongated loop 36 and struck up in suchmanner as to form at each endthereot of a slot 37 through which theinner end of the respective strip 15 is passed when mounting thehousing, as indicated in Fig. 4.. The housing is then slid along the twostrips shown until it reaches the position of Fig. 3, whereupon the endsof the strips 15 and clips 22 lare folded about the housing and theirextremities crimped around the beads thereof to complete the operation,as best indicated in Fig. 3. In this manner the reflector units arefirmly held, and at the same time the points of engagement of the strips15 and clips 22 with the housings are unimportant, any place beingsuitable. If these clips and strips are too long, their ends are snippedoil to the proper length before crimping around the beads In this mannera reflector housmay be easily and quickly installed and firmly heldsimply by means of retainers disposed around its outer walls. Byterminating the edges of the reflector 28 at short distances from thebeaded edges 34 of the housing, the ends of the strip and clip crimpedor bent around the beads will not engage or interefere with saidreflector.

I claim:

1. A reflector for show cases comprising a substantially U-shaped metalhousing memher having two of its walls bent at right angles to eachother in order to snugly fit into a right angled corner of a glass showcase, an auxiliary strip member having a loop formed therein secured toone of the longitudinal edges and extending upwardly and around theangled corner of said reflector housing, the end being disposed on theuppermost wall, and a bendable strip meme her for sup-porting thereflector formed of relatively thin metal adapted to be passedthroughthe cemented edge of a Wall of a show case, the outer end of saidauxiliary strip being passed through the loop of the strip member andbent downwardly in the form of a tongue to engage the front verticalWall of the. showcase, its free end being secured to the forward edge ofthe housing member.

2. A reflector for show cases comprising a. substantially Ushaped metalmember having two of its walls bentat right angles to'each other inorder to snugly fit into a right angled corner of a glass show case, itsinner Walls ,havinga plurality of reflector sup porting. lugs pro ectingtherefrom, a reflector mounted within said member and held in positionby said supporting lugs, auxiliary metal strip members secured to one ofthe longitudinal-edges of said housing member and extending upwardly andaround the right angled end of the housing, their free ends beingdisposed on the uppermost Wall of said housing, said strip members eachhaving a loop formed therein adjacent its free end, and

CLARElXTCE W. COLE.

